Heather Sloan and her family reside in the small town of
Knights Bridge,
Massachusetts. Heather works for her family's business,
Sloan & Sons,
and currently overseeing renovations on Vic Scarlatti's
home overlooking
Echo Lake. Vic is a retired diplomat and having
difficulty adjusting. Being
the only girl with five brothers, Heather feels more at
home with a hammer in
her hands than a skillet in the kitchen.
Vic calls in Brody Hancock, a man with Diplomatic Security
Service, (DSS)
and installed him in the guesthouse to investigate unusual
things
happening in and around Vic's home. Brody was a resident
as a teen of
Knights Bridge and left following a fight with the Sloan
brothers involving
pumpkins. Prior to retiring, Vic hired Adrienne Portale
to house sit for him
and, being a wine expert, to design his newly proposed
wine cellar. Gutsy
and independent Heather takes an immediate interest in the
buffy Brody,
which is definitely reciprocated. Working on the
renovations as Brody is
investigating the "incidents", their getting involved is a
given. Not that
anything can get past the gossips in town and Heather's
protective
brothers. As issues develop and Vic learns of a deep
secret hidden for
years, Brody is nearing the end of his visit but reluctant
at leaving
Heather. Can their lives, consisting of entirely
different life styles, meld
together and allow them to make a lifetime commitment?
ECHO LAKE is definitely my kind of read. This fourth book
in the Swift River Valley
series is one of the best I have had the pleasure of
reading in quite a
while. I can't wait to read the first three. But will a
tough DSS agent and a
homespun woman be able to mesh their lives together?
Filled with
romance, mystery and action ECHO LAKE is a compelling
novel that is sure to
capture your complete attention. This is a difficult
novel to put down until
that very last page is read. I whole-heartedly recommend
EHCO LAKE to
anyone who wants to carry that fulfilled and warm feeling
with you when
the last page is turned.
In snowy Swift River Valley, unexpected romance is just
around the corner…
Heather Sloan has
landed
her dream job—the renovation of Vic Scarlatti's stately
1912
country home overlooking the icy waters of Echo Lake in
Knights Bridge, Massachusetts. It's the perfect project
for
the family business, but for once, Heather is in
charge.
Diplomatic Security Service agent
Brody
Hancock left Knights Bridge at eighteen, a few steps ahead
of arrest and the wrath of Heather's older brothers.
Though
Brody had never planned to return, Vic, a retired diplomat
and friend, needs his help.
Staying at Vic's
guest house makes it impossible to avoid running into a
Sloan at every turn—especially Heather. Seeing her again
has
affected Brody more than he wants to admit. But Heather is
wary of Brody's sudden interest in her, and she suspects
there's more to his homecoming than he's letting
on….
Set against the scenic backdrop of a New
England winter, Echo Lake is a captivating tale of family,
friends and the possibility of new love
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